News stories from International Falls, Minnesota

• The Koochiching Economic Development Authority Board directed KEDA Director Paul Nevanen to bring back more information about two choices of companies that are expected to assist in providing a brand for Koochiching County.
• The board was also given an update on KEDA’s former administrative assistant Brenda Long after an audience member asked about the situation.

By ROGER JEROME
Sports Correspondent

The Lake of the Woods Bears used a late rally in game three to complete a sweep of the Bronco girls volleyball team 25-17, 25-15 and 26-24 in the opening match of the season played Tuesday night at the Falls High Gym.

By JEFF ADAMS
Sports Correspondent

The Littlefork-Big Falls Vikings used dominant serving, good communication and a clear height advantage to sweep the Cherry Tigers 25-14, 25-19, 25-14 Tuesday night in the opening game of their season at the Littlefork gym.

By LISA KACZKE
Staff Writer

Fish processed at Can-Am Fisheries is not coming from Rainy Lake, with the exception one load that has come from an Ontario commercial fisherman.
Koochiching Economic Development Authority Board members said Wednesday that they were concerned about fish being taken out of Rainy Lake. They also clarified that they never said that no fish would be taken out of the lake.
Rainy Lake commercial netter Blaine Tucker of Ontario has sold one load of fish to the company, according to DeNucci.

By FAYE WHITBECK
Staff Writer

According to the recently written Littlefork Ordinance No. 98, many residents in the city will soon be obliged to post or replace house numbers; and some hard-to-find city addresses will require the purchase of reflective signs.
For emergency purposes, all owners or occupants of residential, commercial or industrial structures within the city of Littlefork will now be required to display assigned address numbers which conform to the ordinance.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103D.911, notice is hereby given that the Board of Managers of the Red Lake Watershed District will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2009 General Fund Budget at 9:30 a.m., September 11, 2008, at the Red Lake Watershed District Office, 1000 Pennington Avenue South, Thief River Falls, MN 56701. The following is the 2009 proposed budget:

Proposed
2009 BUDGET
Manager's fees, salaries, mtg. exp. $ 20,000.00
Board of managers' expense 17,000.00
Staff salaries 320,000.00
Payroll taxes 24,000.00

MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION – ISD #361 INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA
July 21, 2008 5:00 p.m.
School Board Members present: Robin Baumchen, Roger Jerome, Mark Lassila, Michelle Hebner, Darrell Wagner, Gerald Bolstad and Kevin Grover
School Board Members absent: Don Langan
Media Present: The Daily Journal, KGHS-KSDM Radio Station
Moved by D.Wagner, seconded by R. Jerome to approve the agenda with the correction to item 8.1.12. Motion carried by a unanimous vote.

10 YEARS AGO
Come and celebrate Blanche Trompeter’s 90th birthday today, 3 p.m., at the Falls Good Samaritan Center Dining Room.
Born to Allen and Valerie Peterson today was a son, Seth Allen, weighing 8 pounds, 15.2 ounces and measuring 20 inches.

25 YEARS AGO
Robert Vellieux, who has lived most of his life in the Falls, was elected state president of the 37 Moose lodges in Minnesota.

TODAY
Retired elementary teachers, 9 a.m., Barney’s Family Restaurant.
Blood pressure clinic, 9-10 a.m., West Falls Estates.
Falls Hunger Coalition Food Shelf open, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1000 Fifth St.
Northland Art Society open painting, pottery and gallery, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Backus, Room 114.
Community Clothes Closet open, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Aquinas Hall.
Weight Watchers, 11:45 a.m., weigh-in, 12:15 p.m., meeting; 5:15 p.m., weigh-in, 5:45 meeting, Zion Lutheran Church.
Chamber of Commerce Brown Bag Lunch, noon, Holiday Inn.
North Star Hospice Volunteer Luncheon, noon, Holiday Inn.

KOOTASCA office
The KOOTASCA Office will be closed Monday for Labor Day. Anyone with an emergency should call First Call For Help at 1-800-442-8565. Regular business hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Car wash
The Bronco boys baseball team will conduct a car wash from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Waschke Family GM Center, Highway 53.

Volunteer hair
setters